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"A majority of the newspaper readers in our country consume it through vernacular mediums.But there seems to be less attention given to mental health issues among them," she said.

TNN | Updated: Oct 22, 2017, 08:35 IST

(Third from left front row) Priya Menon of The Times of India with other winners at the Scarf Media for Mental... Read More

CHENNAI: Calling for more awareness on mental health in the vernacular media space, former Madras high court judge Prabha Sridevan, who addressed a gathering on Saturday, stated that awareness on the subject needed to reach a wider segment of the society.
"A majority of the newspaper readers in our country consume it through vernacular mediums. But there seems to be less attention given to mental health issues among them," she said.

She was speaking at the annual SCARF Media for Mental Health Awards, instituted by SCARF (Schizophrenia Research Foundation) which merits articles written on the theme of mental health.

Sridevan pointed out that even terminologies like 'depression' and 'privacy' don't have a close enough replica in vernaculars like Tamil, inducing writers to resort to generalised words that don't convey the essence of the issues concerned.

Seven journalists from the country, including Priya Menon, Features Editor of the Times of India - who took home the second prize for her story 'Workplaces open up to those with mental issues' - were awarded for their stories on mental health this year.

Soma Basu, Deputy Editor, The Hindu Metroplus, received the first prize in the print news category, while Zubeda Hamid of The Hindu and Marisha Karwa of DNA won the second and third prize under the same category, respectively.

In the online news category, Nelson Vinod Moses of Factor Daily and Mrinalika Roy of News Minute received the first and second prize, respectively.

A special award was also presented to Mini Thomas of The Week for consistent reportage on mental health issues.

The awards were presented on the SCARF foundation premises by the chief guest, along with R Thara, director, SCARF, Jaya Shreedhar, chairperson, awards committee, and R Venkatesh, Editor, Dinamalar 'Pattam'.

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